Haste(ヘイスト, Heisuto?), also known as Fast, is a spell which refers to the specific spell that induces the status of the same name. Its higher form is called Hastega, also known as Haste 2 or Hasteja. It appears in some games and usually grants one or more party members the effect of Haste.

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Haste (FAST on the NES) is a level 4 Black Magic spell which increases the speed of one ally, allowing their Hit rate to approximately double. The effects of Haste does not stack, meaning casting Haste on a target twice will not have their speed be quadruple their original speed. Instead, if an ally has Haste casted on it twice, the second Haste will be essentially ineffective. Haste can also be used by Clay Golem, Astos, Lich, and Chaos.

Haste is a Black Magic spell which increases the speed of one or all allies, which increases their Hit rate. As the spell's level grows the effect of the spell increases and the miss rate decreases. The effect can stack, but repeated use on the same character increases the chance that the spell misses. Any character can learn Haste by having them use the Haste Tome (Haste Scroll in Origins).

Haste Tome

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Allows the target to learn Haste when used outside of battle. Casts Haste VIII when used in battle.

The spell increases the Attack power of the target based on the power of the spell and increases the target's Attack Multiplier based on the Multiplier and Accuracy of the spell. Changing items in a character's hand will negate the effect of Haste.

Haste (also called Fast) is a White Magic spell. It can be used by Rosa, Tellah, and Porom. It has a casting time of 1. In 2D versions it costs 25 MP to cast, and in 3D versions it costs 20 MP. In 2D versions it decreases the speed modifier by 3 (default being 16 for all targets), and can only be decreased to 12, making the ATB gauge increase nearly 25% normal speed.

Haste can cause Reflect, Sap, and Stop to wear off more quickly and reducing the total damage done by Sap. It also speeds up Gradual Petrify, speeds up recovery from Sleep, and accelerate the effect of Poison. It absolutely has no effect on Doom, except in as much as it allows the player to take more actions before the countdown reaches 0.

Haste can be cast by Lunar Odin and Sorceress. Plague Horror can also cast this spell, but will do so on the party while they all have the Doom status, as Haste was supposed to affect the countdown.

Haste is a part of the White Magic abilities set but cannot be learned via the White Magedressphere. It can be acquired by equipping the Sprint Shoes accessory, or by passing through the yellow gate on the Highroad Winds Garment Grid. It costs 16 MP to cast.

In the Zodiac versions, Haste is a Time Magick 4 License, costs 50 LP and cannot be bought, only found in a chest in Eruyt Village's Fane of the Path. It is only available for the Time Battlemage job class.

Haste is an ability for the Synergist role, and takes 2 ATB when the spell is cast. It accelerates ATB recharge rate by 50%. It can be learned by Lightning (stage 10), Snow (stage 9), Sazh (stage 6), Hope (stage 9), and Fang (stage 8).

Haste can be learned by Time Mages and Templars. Haste only affects one tile per cast, but has a 100% chance of success (unless the target is Stopped). It has a range of three tiles, costs 24 MP to cast, and is stealable through the ability Steal: Ability. It is learned from the Firewheel Rod for 200 AP.

Haste is a level 1 Time Magic for the Time Mage. It raises one target's speed by 50% for four turns. The upper limit for speed is 150%. It costs 8 MP to use. It can be bought in Grandship and Chompshire for 400 pg.

Haste (Lv1) is a reactive ability that costs 6 CP to equip. It is activated just once in Field Music Sequences (FMS) when the player reaches their maximum speed. It slightly increases the distance covered. It is learned by Onion Knight (level 25), Faris (level 15), Tidus (default), Vaan (level 10), Rikku (level 10), and Lightning #2 (level 25).

Haste (Lv2) is a reactive ability that costs 11 CP to equip. It is activated just once in FMS when the player reaches their maximum speed. It moderately increases the distance covered. it is learned by Onion Knight (level 70), Faris (level 50), Yuffie (level 30), Tidus (level 25), Vaan (level 55), Ramza (level 10), and Rikku (level 50).

Haste (Lv3) is a reactive ability that costs 17 CP to equip. It is activated just once in FMS when the player reaches their maximum speed. It greatly increases the distance covered. It is learned by Yuffie (level 65), Tidus (level 70), Rikku (level 80), and Chaos (level 80).

Haste is a White Magic ability with a Rarity of 3☆. It gives one target Haste, increasing ATB gauge charge rate, it can initially be used four times and it can be honed to Rank 5. It can be created by using White Orb x5, Wind Orb x8, and 5000 gil.

Haste is an active ability that raises the speed of how often a single target takes a turn for 4 AP. It can be used by Black Chocochick, Crimson Armor, Diva Serafie, Gilgamesh, Magna Roader (Red), Master Cactuar★, Ramewl, Ramewl★, Red Cap, Shiva-Ixion, and Wind Toad.

It is also an enemy ability used by Diva Serafie, Gilgamesh, Rairamuh, and Tama.

Haste is an ability possessed by several cards. Normally, when a Forward is played from the hand, it cannot attack or use its abilities until the next turn. Forwards with Haste are unaffected by these restrictions.

Haste appears in 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep, and increases the character's running speed. Several Haste-based abilities appear in numerous other games. In Kingdom Hearts II, MP Haste and its upgrades MP Hastera and MP Hastega increase the speed at which Sora's MP recharged, while in Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance Attack Haste and Magic Haste reduce the reload speed of attack and magic Deck Commands.

Haste is used by Tifa Lockhart, she uses it to speed up Yuna, Rikku, and herself to unleash a barrage of light-speed attacks against Kasumi, Ayane, and Hitomi during the vertical drop battle down the large Clock tower.

According to the commentary present in RWBY VOLUME 2 BLU-RAY / DVD COMBO PACK, the time glyph called Time Dilation used by Weiss Schnee is based on the spell Haste. Time Dilation increases the speed and reaction time on whoever it's used on.